The City Council finds that sales of motor vehicles between private individuals within the city frequently occur under circumstances of the buyer not being able to determine the validity of the title held by the seller; that frequently such titles are void; encumbered by liens, or otherwise invalid, particularly of out of state registered vehicles brought into the city for sale; that such sales often lead to avoidance of full payment of the state excise tax. The City Council further finds that undeveloped and vacant land along major thoroughfares is frequently used by individuals as de facto used car lots for displaying vehicles for sale; that such places are frequently used by those sellers of vehicles with defective titles to unwary buyers; that such use of undeveloped and vacant property is often in violation of the City Integrated Development Ordinance, is unsightly, creates dust problems, constitutes a traffic hazard, and is a nuisance to neighboring developed properties.
('74 Code, § 9-7-2) (Ord. 110-1981; Am. Ord. 26-1996; Am. Ord. 2017-025)